!!WebOriginal
->''"I'm beginning to worry that in this series Laura may have regressed from being a character who has triumphantly overcome her trauma back to someone who is defined by it, from an embodiment of humanist positivity to a once bitten, twice shy cynic.... undoing a lot of personal growth and leaving us with a superhero book that says: 'don't be a hero.'"''
-->-- '''Comic Watch''' [[https://comic-watch.com/comic-book-reviews/x-23-9-we-need-to-talk-about-laura on]] ''ComicBook/{{X 23}}'' Vol. 4 #9

->''"The major change, of course, is that ComicBook/LoisLane has a child and is engaged to another man, Richard White. But, for the purposes of this movie, all that pales in comparison to the fact that she also wrote an article for an article called 'Why The World Doesn't Need Superman'. Which is pretty much just played off as something she wrote because she was mad Superman left without saying goodbye. So that's ''two'' characters undermined in one scene! Three, if you count ComicBook/JimmyOlsen being a jerk and eating Clark's 'Welcome Back' cake."''
-->-- '''[=ComicsAlliance=]''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-superman-returns-2006-part-one/ on]] ''Film/SupermanReturns''

->''"'Rise' is about as useful to Tuvok as the British were to Hitler in the Second World War, a complete spanner in the works of his development and taking him in a direction he has already flirted with and sinking him."''
-->-- '''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/voyager-season-three.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E18Rise Rise]]"

->''"I don't really think 'make your lead character unlikable' was ever going to be a winning strategy -- 'make your character unlikable and then put yourself in a situation where the first impression matters more than ever to the success of your show' is an idea that almost weaponizes stupidity."''
-->-- '''El Sandifer''' [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/does-it-offend-you-the-twin-dilemma/ on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E7TheTwinDilemma "The Twin Dilemma"]]

->''"Why is Chloe, who just last week was lamenting how much she was expected to give up in order to fulfill her duties as Watchtower, so adamant that Clark sacrifice himself for the greater good? If I were Clark I would look for better friends next season."''
-->-- '''[[http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville9-ep22 Julian Finn]]''' on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "[[Recap/SmallvilleS09E22Salvation Salvation]]"

->''"'Get Spike.' That's... really all you have to say, is, 'Get Spike.' You... went behind your friend's back, stole their hard work, and used it to destroy an entire town, including people's homes and businesses, which would destroy the economy, all for the sake of satisfying your ''stupid'' adrenaline rush, and all you have to say is... 'Get... Spike.' ''(long {{beat}})'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THAT. IS NOT. RAINBOW DASH.]] That is a ''caricature'' of what bad ''fanfiction'' thinks Rainbow Dash is! A selfish ''twit'' whose only thought process is, 'Lulz! Gotta go fast!' Oh, you see this likability meter?! There is ''nothing'' that describes the absolute ''disgust'' I feel against this character right now!"''
-->-- '''Creator/JoshScorcher''' on ''WebAnimation/DoubleRainboom''

!!WebVideo
->''"'Annoying character' goes to [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise T'Pol]], continuing B&B's theme of character assassination of ''their own'' creations. You'd think they were trying to [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun burn the show down for the insurance money.]]''
-->-- '''Website/{{SFDebris}}''' on Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, executive producers of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' ("Bounty")

->''"In fact, ComicBook/{{the Joker}} does not smile at any point in this comic. Let me repeat that. ''The Joker'' does not ''smile!''"''
-->-- '''''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''''' on ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder''

->''"How does this happen?! It's as if someone just completely rewrote your characteristics for the sake of creating pointless drama, regardless of everything you've ever said or did before this point!"''
-->-- '''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Will Turner]]''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XFyQhT1sw How Dead Man's Chest Should Have Ended]]

->''"And this is honestly the biggest problem with [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet the film]], it treats Ralph like a [[ManChild blithering manbaby]] when that really wasn't who he was at all in the [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph first film]]. He was more of an everyman, a down-on-his-luck guy who was tired of [[DudeWheresMyRespect nobody appreciating him]]."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFHgE8kuPTs "Why Ralph Breaks the Internet is a Cinematic Disaster"]]

->'''Superhero Editorial Manager:''' Hey, if it isn't my favorite client! What can I do you for, champ?\\
'''[[Characters/TheFlashWallyWest Wally West]]:''' [[ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis I just killed a LOT of people!]]\\
'''Manager:''' [[FlatWhat …What?]]\\
'''Wally:''' I'm not even talking about bad guys, I mean, just, straight-up innocent heroes! Just outright slaughtered!\\
'''Manager:''' Okay, I-I mean like, what-- what's the plot? Like, are you trying to say you were brainwashed, possessed, or--\\
'''Wally:''' Nope, all me! Just, uh… I just did it!\\
''({{Beat}})''\\
'''Manager:''' WHY?\\
'''Wally:''' [[CluelessAesop Mental illness!]]\\
'''Manager:''' What does that even mean?\\
'''Wally:''' Literally no idea!\\
'''Manager:''' I just don't get it, I-I mean you said it like you were their golden boy! I-I mean, what did they do with you for the last ten years!?\\
'''Wally:''' [[ComicBook/TheNew52 I didn't exist!]]\\
'''Manager:''' ''You didn't exist!?''\\
'''Wally:''' Nope!\\
'''Manager:''' But that can't even be true because they said that Wally West was gonna be in--\\
'''Wally:''' [[BackstoryInvader Wasn't me!]]\\
'''Manager:''' Are you saying… they made another Flash named "Wally West"… ''and it wasn't you!?''\\
'''Wally:''' That's the skinny. ''(with nervous laughter)'' Say, what do you say we do about this? I mean, there's got to be some solution here! Evil clone, time travel, I mean, really, anything should work!
-->-- ''[[https://youtu.be/XOvPLtBrUI4?feature=shared "Superhero Editorial Room"]]'' by '''WebVideo/SolidJJ'''[[note]]Unfortunately, DC doesn't fix the murders, they just [[ComicBook/FlashForward give Wally back the kids]] and even then [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence there's a catch to it]].[[/note]]

->'''Mike:''' Do you remember that time when Captain Picard was drunk in Ten Forward and started singing sailor songs with the crew? That's because that wasn't Captain Picard, it was a replacement that an alien put there. That's what that felt like. Captain Picard has never done a wacky accent.\\
'''Rich:''' They don't care! They don't give a shit! Mike, we're the only people that care any more! Picard is the guy that does this: [replicates Picard's famous FacePalm] This is Captain Picard's entire character now for two generations! Fuck it, Patrick Stewart wants to put an eyepatch and dance around an alien bar? Go ahead motherfucker! Patrick Stewart wants to ride a dune buggy? Fuck yeah, here's your dune buggy! That's how much respect they have for the franchise!\\
'''Mike:''' All I'm trying to say is Captain Picard would not do a wacky accent!\\
'''Rich:''' No of course he wouldn't! Of course Captain Picard woul- [[SuddenlyShouting CAPTAIN PICARD ISN'T HERE MIKE!]] HE'S NOT HERE! IT'S ALL AN ILLUSION!
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/ReViewRedLetterMedia re:View]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekPicard''

->''"Apparently, Mr. Paragon Hero, Savior of the Whole Dang Galaxy, most noted for his tendency to never give up on family members [[Characters/StarWarsDarthVaderAndServants even if they're super evil]], made a cursory attempt to revive the Jedi Order, and then when his nephew turned evil and killed everybody, he gave up forever and ran off to a distant planet to sulk for the rest of his life. Like, I get that they wanted to give Luke a character arc about rediscovering his hope for the future of the Jedi, but Luke WAS supposed to be the future of the Jedi! He's the dang Film/ReturnOfTheJedi! It genuinely does not make sense to take his character and turn him into a generic jaded, reluctant mentor. I mean, you're telling me Luke Skywalker, who fought relentlessly to redeem his father after he turned to the Dark Side, slaughtered the Jedi, and joined ranks with an evil space wizard, didn't have it in him to give it another shot when his nephew did '''the exact same thing?!'''"''
-->-- '''Red''' on the portrayal of [[Characters/StarWarsLukeSkywalker Luke Skywalker]] in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions'', [[https://youtu.be/8pTLhim5c4g?feature=shared "Sequels"]]

->''"I won't go into too much detail since I do want to tackle the story of ''[[VideoGame/SonicFrontiers Frontiers]]'' separately at some point, but the gist of it is this is one of the best stories we've had in a long time… but everyone in this story feels out-of-character. [[BrokenBase To me, anyway.]] And unfortunately, our girl got it the worst. Amy is unrecognizable in ''Frontiers''; she's a complete shell of her former self. There's no energy, no over-the-top emotion, no optimism, no fun. And before you say it, yes, ''Frontiers'' is a darker story, but you know what, so was ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', and everyone was fine in that game! The common argument I see in favor of the character writing in ''Frontiers'' is that the characters are [[CharacterDevelopment maturing and developing]] and… okay, sure, but: one, [[ShowDontTell why didn't we actually see the development]]; and two, why do they even need to mature? Is it because the 2010s sucked? Because the problem wasn't that no one evolved, the problem was that they '''regressed'''. (…) Amy just isn't fun anymore because she's not allowed to be. Instead of finding a way to make her character work, they just cut out a huge chunk of it and didn't bother to replace it with anything of value. What do you mean, she's not chasing after Sonic anymore? Why? It was so cute! But hey, she does [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD fortune card readings]]. Don't you like fortune card readings? [[{{Flanderization}} Personality? Who needs that? Look at the funny cards.]] If Amy isn't allowed to be as [[GenkiGirl loud and crazy]] as she used to be, what separates her from any other female character?"''
-->-- [[https://youtu.be/RhTBNcPM6G4?feature=shared "Nobody Understands Amy Rose"]] by '''[[https://www.youtube.com/@PixelrushTheFunnyPixelMan Pixelrush]]'''

->''"Seriously, what is going on with Sonic? They turned him into a pretentious, self-righteous goody-two-shoes! He'd rather [[CharacterShilling tell you how awesome he is]] instead of actually showing it! He [[CharacterFilibuster spouts platitudes about the importance of freedom]] instead of being the physical embodiment of it! He [[PacifismBackfire lets his enemies go, hoping they'll turn over a new leaf]] instead of actually punishing them! It makes seem like [[ExtremeDoormat a huge pushover]]! I'm not saying he has to kill his enemies or whatever, but [[GoodIsNotSoft show a little spine]]! Now, maybe this is just a story they're trying to tell in [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW]]; a story of Sonic [[{{Deconstruction}} facing the consequences]] of [[ThouShaltNotKill his flawed philosophy]]. But here's the thing: that's not Sonic. Sonic doesn't '''[[{{Ubermensch}} have]]''' a philosophy. He acts on instinct and lets his actions speak for him, not his words. He's had some inspirational quotes in the past, but they were always short and concise. They felt genuine and down-to-earth instead of [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic condescending and lame]]. That kind of [[StaticCharacter simplicity]] has so much [[RoundedCharacter depth]] to it. He doesn't need to grow or mature in order to be interesting, he just '''is''' interesting."''
-->-- [[https://youtu.be/6qUFvrbXTA4?feature=shared "Nobody Understands Sonic"]] by '''[[https://www.youtube.com/@PixelrushTheFunnyPixelMan Pixelrush]]'''

!!RealLife
->''"On ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Joey was a womanizer, but we enjoyed his exploits. He was a solid friend, a guy you knew you could count on. Joey was deconstructed to be a guy who couldn't get a job, couldn't ask a girl out. He became a pathetic, mopey character. I felt he was moving in the wrong direction, but I was not heard."''
-->-- '''Kevin S. Bright''' on the reason behind ''Series/{{Joey}}''[='s=] cancellation.

->''"We had seen Lennier sacrifice his well-being and almost die to save Peter Jurasik's character, who was the epitome of a Nazi war criminal at the time. So we'd seen that this noble character would sacrifice his life for any lifeform... And, y'know. He chooses to let this fellow Ranger ''and'' [[spoiler:Sheridan]] die. --And then he [[HazyFeelTurn changes his mind like a wimp]] and goes to undo it, and it's too late 'cause [[spoiler:Sheridan]]'s already gotten ''himself'' out of the mess, and then he turns to the Dark Side and goes off and banishes himself like [[{{Wangst}} a whiny wimp]]. I wasn't happy with the end."''
-->-- '''Creator/BillMumy''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDi91DpnFYk on his role in]] ''Series/BabylonFive''

->''"I wasn't as happy with [[ExecutiveVeto the revisions,]] but it's not my show, you have to sort of adjust, even if sometimes it does seem a bit of a contradiction in terms for what your character is supposed to be about.''
-->-- '''John Billingsly''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E13DearDoctor Dear Doctor]]"

->''"Plans changed. [[Wrestling/KevinNash Nash]] and [[Wrestling/ScottHall Hall]] beat [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio]] and Wrestling/{{Konnan}} to win Rey's mask. Rey, unmasked, looked about fourteen years old, but apparently [[Wrestling/EricBischoff Bischoff]] felt he was more marketable that way than as a superhero-like luchador whose mask would sell en masse at the merchandise stand."''
-->-- '''R. D. Reynolds''' and '''Bryan Alvarez''', ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW''
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